In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 245 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X) and has 1280 texture shaders and 10 execution units.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, which has 3072 shaders and 24 execution units.
Memory
Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Memory Size
6 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.001 GHz
2.125 GHz
Memory Speed
8.0 Gbps
17.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
272 GB/s
Memory Interface
192 bit
128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 272 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Base Clock
1.506 GHz
1.830 GHz
Boost Clock
1.708 GHz
2.460 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 1.830 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
TDP
120 W
115 W
Tjunction max
94 °C
90 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
1 x 12-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has a TDP of 115 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 12-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Fan-Type
Radial
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Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
--
0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X has a total of 1 Radial fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 0 -- fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
No
Decode
VP9
Decode
Decode
AV1
No
Decode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Length
250 mm
--
Height
111 mm
--
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
--
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X is 250 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.
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The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
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